Technical Laboratories Director, DEP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 32111
- Class code
- 32111
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Technical Laboratories Director, DEP is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 32111.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 11/30/2012.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial and administrative work directing the technical operations of laboratories within the Bureau of Laboratories of the Department of Environmental Protection. The employee in this job directs, through subordinate supervisors, the technical activities of the organic, inorganic, radiation, air chemistry and microbiology laboratories by planning, developing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating environmental laboratory services. The employee in this job acts as a senior staff member in directing the activities of the Bureau of Laboratories. Work requires directing and coordinating the activities of multiple laboratories; determining goals, objectives and work priorities; and evaluating the effectiveness of the analytical services provided.
Examples of the work
Directs, through subordinate supervisors, the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of environmental laboratory activities encompassing organic, inorganic, radiation, air chemistry, and microbiology analyses. Directs the implementation of policies, technical standards, and procedures for environmental analyses. Resolves conflicts between the work units and facilitates coordination with other agency staff. Organizes and directs cross-training efforts to ensure consistent and accurate coverage and to maximize staff resources. Reviews and analyzes reports to determine work being performed and program trends and to evaluate program effectiveness.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of professional experience in environmental laboratory analysis work that includes three years of technical supervisory experience; and a master’s degree in chemistry, biology, public health, environmental health, or a closely related environmental field; or Seven years of professional experience in environmental laboratory analysis work that includes three years of technical supervisory experience; and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, public health, environmental health, or a closely related environmental field.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.